Heather Neill

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Heather Neill is a critic and theatre writer. She was Arts Editor of The Times Educational Supplement and has contributed features to The Times, Telegraph and theatre programmes. She reviews for The Stage, interviews for theatrevoice.com and has been a judge of the Offies and the Theatre Book Prize and an assessor for NT Connections.

Articles By Heather Neill

Bacchae, National Theatre review - cheeky, uneven version of Euripides' tragedy Thursday, 25 September 2025 Read more...	Born with Teeth, Wyndham's Theatre review - electric sparring match between Shakespeare and Marlowe Wednesday, 03 September 2025 Read more...
Nye, National Theatre review - Michael Sheen's full-blooded Bevan returns to the Olivier Friday, 11 July 2025 Read more...	In Praise of Love, Orange Tree Theatre review - subdued production of Rattigan's study of loving concealment Wednesday, 04 June 2025 Read more...
The Tempest, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane review - Sigourney Weaver's impassive Prospero inhabits an atmospheric, desolate world Friday, 20 December 2024 Read more...	Twelfth Night, Orange Tree Theatre review - perfectly pitched sad and merry musical mayhem Saturday, 30 November 2024 Read more...
Juno and the Paycock, Gielgud Theatre review - a shockingly original centenary revival of O'Casey's tragi-comedy Monday, 07 October 2024 Read more...	Being Mr Wickham, Jermyn Street Theatre review - the plausible, charming roué gives his version of events 30 years on Tuesday, 11 June 2024 Read more...
Boys from the Blackstuff, National Theatre review - a lyrical, funny, affecting variation on a television classic Thursday, 30 May 2024 Read more...	Twelfth Night, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre review - burlesque overwhelms the darker notes in this mixed revival Friday, 10 May 2024 Read more...
Underdog: the Other, Other Brontë, National Theatre review - enjoyably comic if caricatured sibling rivalry Friday, 05 April 2024 Read more...	Red Pitch, @sohoplace review - the ebullient tale of teenage footballers gets a rollicking transfer Friday, 22 March 2024 Read more...
The Enfield Haunting, Ambassadors Theatre review - muddled revisiting of famous paranormal events Friday, 12 January 2024 Read more...	The Homecoming, Young Vic Theatre review - Pinter's disturbing masterpiece is given a low-key revival Wednesday, 06 December 2023 Read more...
She Stoops to Conquer, Orange Tree Theatre review - much-loved classic rumbustiously updated Thursday, 23 November 2023 Read more...	Private Lives, Ambassador's Theatre review - classy revival lacking physical excess Thursday, 14 September 2023 Read more...

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Heather Neill

Articles By Heather Neill

Bacchae, National Theatre review - cheeky, uneven version of Euripides' tragedy

Born with Teeth, Wyndham's Theatre review - electric sparring match between Shakespeare and Marlowe

Nye, National Theatre review - Michael Sheen's full-blooded Bevan returns to the Olivier

In Praise of Love, Orange Tree Theatre review - subdued production of Rattigan's study of loving concealment

The Tempest, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane review - Sigourney Weaver's impassive Prospero inhabits an atmospheric, desolate world

Twelfth Night, Orange Tree Theatre review - perfectly pitched sad and merry musical mayhem

Juno and the Paycock, Gielgud Theatre review - a shockingly original centenary revival of O'Casey's tragi-comedy

Being Mr Wickham, Jermyn Street Theatre review - the plausible, charming roué gives his version of events 30 years on

Boys from the Blackstuff, National Theatre review - a lyrical, funny, affecting variation on a television classic

Twelfth Night, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre review - burlesque overwhelms the darker notes in this mixed revival

Underdog: the Other, Other Brontë, National Theatre review - enjoyably comic if caricatured sibling rivalry

Red Pitch, @sohoplace review - the ebullient tale of teenage footballers gets a rollicking transfer

The Enfield Haunting, Ambassadors Theatre review - muddled revisiting of famous paranormal events

The Homecoming, Young Vic Theatre review - Pinter's disturbing masterpiece is given a low-key revival

She Stoops to Conquer, Orange Tree Theatre review - much-loved classic rumbustiously updated

Private Lives, Ambassador's Theatre review - classy revival lacking physical excess

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